Connecticut western news., 1887-09-07
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Local News.
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 Hard colds are prevalent here.
 Rooms to rent-see advertisement. Mrs O. P. Root has been quite ill for 10 days but is improving.
 HI. 0. Willard's advertisement gives you straight tip how to make money. Mrs H. c. Hammond, of Atlanta, Ga, is visiting her aunt, Mrs Dr Adam. Miss Alice A. Marvin, of Easthamp- ton, Mass, is visiting her aunt, Mrs s. M. Humphrey.
 Rev R. H. Gidman, of Preston, Ct visited his brother, Dr B. O. Gidman, here last week.
 M Callehan's family will return this week from the Adirondacks, where they have been sojourning about three weeks.
 Irving J. Barnes has been studying medicine since last February, and will enter the New York Medical College Sept. 19.
 -Ex-Presiding Elder Sanford, who was very ill during camp meeting, ven tured out last Thursday and has nearly recovered his usual health.
 Communion services in Pilgrim church next Sunday morning. Several will unite with the church. Rev Mir DePue, of Norfolk, will officiate.
 ssSohmer" & Mathushek Pianos, Estey and Mason & Hamlin Organs rented or for sale by Capewell the Jeweler, No. 3S6 Main Street, West Winsted, Ct.
 The Chatham camp has broken up at Twin Lakes, Conn, and the boys have returned after three weeks of en- joyment to settle down to business TChatham Courier.
 In another column E. P. Hunt X Co.,, of Ct Harrington, announce their fall opening. Their advertisement is short and sweet for they are too busy to do much blowing.
 Read D. w. Manvel's notice. To those who have been stating that he is not going to handle bran, etc., this fall, Sam Jones' motto is applicable, viz. You better stop your meanness."
 70. D. Pulver, of Falls Village, had charge of Capron's jewelry store here last week, while Fred Collins took { vacation and visited H. H. Gorton. ex principal of Canaan high school, at New London.
 The Pilgrim church organization have raised by subscription S5, 800 fol purchase of lot and erecting church edi fee. The building committee will mak arrangements for building as soon a plans and specifications can be arranged John Moran's two barns, on tn place formerly owned by Harry Adams between Mill River and Southfeld were struck by lightning about 5.30 P m. last Wednesday and were totally con stunned by fire together with some out buildings. The barns were filled wit hay, rye and oats.
 Twenty eight tickets were sold @ this station for the excursion to Cone Island last Saturday. The train, con sisting of two locomotives and 20 cars conveying about 1900 people, arrive at Bridgeport on time, and on tn return trip passed Canaan about thre o'clock Sunday morning.
 Many of our readers have for year traded with MT Burget and MT Lew when said gentlemen were each in different line of business. The recer copartnership formed by them makes strong and popular firm and we talk pleasure to-day in directing your alter ton to their new advertisement another column.
 A new book of original, also tran lated and selected poems, which brought to our notice is "Wind Floy ers," by J. Lucia Dowd Smith. Tn book contains over two hundred pag of choice selections, and is publishe by Charles H. Kerr X Co.,, 175 Dea born street, Chicago. Price of boo $1,OO. It is on sale at the store of V D. French, Sheffield, Mass.
 Eonr Capodians and fwo perfOrr ing bears gave a street exhibition he last Thursday which terminated in [ unexpected and savage fight betwee the bears. For time the program was reversed and the bears "yanket two of the Canadians around might lively while third Kanuc" vigorou ly pounded the bears with heavy DO in his endeavors to separate them.
 On Friday of last week Mir and M Irenus Elton, he 90 years of age, al his wife 97, spent the day visitil with Mir and Mrs Darius Rood on Che' nut avenue. This old and venerat couple were born in the "happy lal of Canaan," Litchfeld county, Come ticut, and always resided there un about twelve years ago, when they so their earthly possessions there al removed to Vineland to spend u remainder of their days with their on remaining son, Dr J. R. Elton. Tn arc hale and hearty and seem to enj life and visiting much better than son younger people.-[Vineland N. Evening Journal, Aug. 20..